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This is sad news to say the least. Long time ago he came down for an olliefest and we fished with him. Didn't really know him other than that, but it is still sad that one of our own on here is gone. Seems to me like he touched several of you in different ways so I'm sure he will be missed by all who knew him.

Poaching was a big thing to my uncle and cousins. As in they were always poaching and taking what they wanted. Still makes me mad to think about how much they abused the land. As in they would even shoot a deer in someone's yard at night while the people were in the house sleeping. My cousins just grew up thinking it was normal since their dad and grandpa did it. On another note, I bagged 4 trout, 2 sucker fish and a google eye down on Capps yesterday. All in about an hour and a half. Biggest was the second one at 19" to the tape. The other 3 were just newer stockers. I have pics, but I don't think I will share on here since the stream already has it's issues.

The main culprit with the floods and gravel was the collapse of the old bridge IMO. That and they built up the wall to the Mill pond by the Mill itself. That changed a lot I know from just talking with Haskins. Don't forget more homes have been built by the Mill as well in the last several years.

#4 pound P-line CX Premium here. I can throw 1/32 and 1/16 all day long with that test line.

Yes, that is all I fish with for trout and it is legal. Shouldn't say the only thing, but it is my go to 90% of the time.

I just didn't have it in me this year to do it. Shoot, every year I post about it only 3 people ever consistently show up. I just kind of gave up on it this year. That and I was dead tired from working all week last week. I thought about it, but the body was just saying no. Congrats on the fish you caught trythisonemv. I did go down there the week before and scouted it out. Lots of shallow holes now from the recent floods. That, and I lot of trees down on the lower end. Kudos to you this year.

I agree. Seems like a non-issue to me. I do too, it's just the fact I have been asked for mine more times than probably most people on here.

As stated in the topic, please quite asking me for my license!! Last year I got asked and then just this Sunday I got asked again to show it. In the last 15-20 years I have now been asked to show my fishing license over a dozen times. 3 times at Capps no less. I must really look like a felon to these guys. I was just down there scouting for this weekend's trip on Sunday and barely got out of the car when he pulled up. In other news, poor Capps has seen better days. The last floods that came through really changed the dynamics of the creek. Lots of deep holes have been filled in with gravel now. That, and there are lots of downed trees everywhere. I tried going down on the lower end and it was just a struggle to get through the woods to the creek!

Buzz and I were down there on Friday. At one point you couldn't even get up towards the hatchery end. There were school buses there with kids fishing that area. I didn't do so great, but I know Buzz had a high count going on at the end of the day. I don't think I saw but one chunky bow caught all morning and that one probably only went about 16". Glad you hooked up with one of the bigger ones down there.

I hear stories like this every week. My wife works on the psych ward at the hospital in Joplin. Mental health is a huge problem I think in this country. My youngest son has also had mental health issues and currently is in a home. It is sad actually.

Not that I am aware of. Although I haven't been over the bridge in a couple of months so don't hold me to that. I just highly doubt it though.

It sure is a pretty area to fish. I fished it a couple years back, but I wouldn't go back to just fish for trout. Funny story though, when I was researching where to stay and all of that, I called Beavers Bend Fly shop and asked for suggestions. The guy asked where I was from and when I was coming down. When I told him SW MO he seemed a little stunned. He literally tried to talk me out of going! He said, "why would you want to come here and fish when you have the White River system so much closer"? Lol I had a good time, and it is very beautiful down there. I caught a bunch, but nothing as big as the one you caught in the 2nd or third pic. Congrats, those are nicing lookd fish.

Basic same area as the other two attacks as well. It does make me wonder if they have been fed by humans or if they were just used to having people food available as a source when they were smaller cubs.

Like many, I can't remember my first one caught, but being with family when it happened. My dad was always buying the Fishing Facts magazine, so he was hooked and sold on nightcrawlers. I can vividly remember by uncle fishing with us though and he always out caught my dad and us. He always fished artificial lures. As a kid I couldn't understand why we didn't fish that way until I got older. Found out it was much cheaper to keep us kids fishing with worms than losing lures since we didn't really know what we were doing. That and I can remember being dragged out of bed around 5 in the morning to go fishing on the weekends. And if we hadn't caught our limit by noon, we were still out there till dark. As a kid I thought that sucked since I could see other kids out there water skiing and playing the water. We were just hot, miserable and not catching anything! It wasn't until I got older did I really get into fishing like I am now.

Love me some peanuts! I like the Costco brand the best though. Crunchy and salty! Bad for me I'm sure.